5/7/2024 - Southkevin2 Likes this wine:

Very ripe, bordering on raisined

5/7/2024 - PANYC Likes this wine:

Really enjoyes this, has some nice potential. Could definately use some more time in the cellar but so enjoyable now with great dark fruit.

5/7/2024 - mklasing Likes this wine:

2018 drinking very well!!

5/7/2024 - PANYC Likes this wine:

Drinking well right now still has life left in it, really nice tertiary notes with nice finish but not as long as I would have liked.

5/7/2024 - finewinebuff57 wrote:

At around £30 this is all you could hope for in a South African Chardonnay. Generous and elegant, not long or complex perhaps but splendid balance. A high altitude limestone vineyard. Young vines - 13 years so the quality should only improve.

5/7/2024 - cjoetucker@aol.com Likes this wine:

Dark ruby in color, this wine is full bodied and full of flavor. Aromas of oak, cherries and spices, and tastes of juicy blackberries, dark cherries and plum. The wine is rich, ripe, and flavorful, flowing to a long lasting finish, with silky smooth tannins. Made in a fruit-forward style by Paul Hobbs. Delicious and satisfying.

5/7/2024 - john.matthewiv@gmail.com Likes this wine:

This is a good Riesling but I prefer German ones.

5/7/2024 - Tao wrote:

The wine rarely disappoints! At its peak now! Showcasing the distinctive aroma of floral fruits! Very pure palate, with sweet fruits offering a lingering finish!

5/7/2024 - brigcampbell wrote:

Right down the middle for a CDR. Crunchy red fruit is a perfect analogy.

5/7/2024 - Tao wrote:

This is perhaps one of the best wines to do the food pairing! The gorgeous, rich aroma of jammy black fruits, a hint of leather! A touch rustic in texture with sumptuous amounts of sweet, ripe, spicy dark fruits. A lengthy finish, drinking very well at the moment! But also you can keep it for some time!

5/7/2024 - Andy2014 Likes this wine:

Pale lemon. Medium+ aromas of lemon, lime, grapefruit, apple, pear, vanilla, clove, cinnamon, smoke, brioche, hazelnut, almond. High acidity, medium+ body, creamy and long finish. Outstanding and suitable for further ageing.

5/7/2024 - CMN wrote:

Drinking younger than the vintage, with ripe fruit still prominent. Should drink well for another 5 years.

5/3/2024 - Peraix Does not like this wine:

Too sour taste but could work very well chilled.

5/7/2024 - Psdycp wrote:

Fragrant and deep aroma of ripe black plums, black peppers, intense clove and hints of toasted oak on the nose. Palate is less forward and more elegant than what the nose suggested. Felt more like a cool climate Shiraz from Victoria on the palate. Medium-bodied with some tannins to support proper aging. Good level of acidity running through from entry to an extended mid-palate and velvety spicy finish. This lacked some density and depth compared to the winery Joanna Shiraz on the palate. Almost at its finest peak now and will continue to drink nicely for the next 3-5 years.

5/4/2024 - Peraix Likes this wine:

Good wine that drinks well. Will keep my next bottle for 5 years to soften it up further.

5/7/2024 - Andy2014 Likes this wine:

Medium garnet. Pronounced aromas of strawberry, raspberry, red plum, stewed fruit, vanilla, cedar, violet, mushroom, tomato leaf, forest floor. High acidity, high smooth tannins, full bodied. Long finish. This is outstanding. Can keep for a bit longer but struggle to see how it improves.

5/7/2024 - margrethe.sandvik wrote:

Average but not great

5/7/2024 - margrethe.sandvik Likes this wine:

Nice and lovely to drink Tuesdaye evening wine

5/5/2024 - Khon Kaen Likes this wine:

Uncork the bottle 1 hour in advance. Nose with some earthy, leather, almost like wet forest floor. Tastes like plums, blackberries. A little different than my previous bottles. The wine is round and mature. The situation seems to have passed its peak. Maybe the wine was not stored well.

2/7/2024 - Tonyromolampkin Does not like this wine:

Nose: kerosene, plastic, lime, honey, white flowers

Palate: lime, lemon, grapefruit, plastic, kerosene, slate, stone, minerality, honey

Finish: very astringent, grapefruit, citrus rind, minerals, heavy dose of minerality

5/7/2024 - Jonnhy99 Likes this wine:

The colour of this resembles that of an old wine. There is no sediment in the bottle. The nose is complex, with an alluring mix of perfume, fresh herbs, tomato leaf, cherry, raspberry, sweet tobacco, mushroom, and licorice. Flavours are raspberry, rose petal, tomato leaf, and licorice. Although flavours are not as complex as the nose, it is still a tasty wine, especially when paired with food. On its own, it has high & chalky tannins, but with food, it becomes soft. Short finish, medium plus acidity.

5/7/2024 - Burgnick Likes this wine:

A wonderful Meursault with ripe yellow fruit, dried tropical extract, minerals, spice and lemon curd. The palate had sharp acidity to compliment the voluptuous fruit. It was deep and round with lots of energy. Excellent. 92-93

5/4/2024 - Parnelli wrote:

I'm saying I'm neutral in liking this wine due to it being the 3rd time I've purchased this wine ... and not real cheap I might add ... and all 3 times, the wine has not 'delivered' at its price point. I lacks in balance and the palate is muddled. Disappointing.

5/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin wrote:

Nose: red fruit, dark fruit, earthy, very subtle

Palate: straberry, raspberry, blackberry, sour and black cherries, light earth and minerallity,

Finish: spices, tart cherry, and earth

8/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin Likes this wine:

Nose: very light, touch of red fruits, touch of minerality

Palate: blackberry, red cherry, minerality, white pepper, black pepper, earthy forest floor,

Finish: pepper, earthy, bitter cherry pit

5/7/2024 - RKcellar Likes this wine:

tropical fruit, vanilla and oak really showing on the finish. i really like this for $20 or less.

5/5/2024 - gteran76 Likes this wine:

I had this blind and got everything wrong, I said it was a Spanish Tempranillo 2016. It was Decanted for just 30 min and it was to little air to really reveal it’s real personality.

We paired with aged Filet Mignon made in sous vide and sautéed squash. After about one hour the wine revealed its character, all the dark and floral components pointed to a big boy from Napa.

94+ Drink or HOLD (best days ahead).

5/7/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:

Dark cerise.
Utterly unique nose of heady floral scents, nectar and honey, roses and smoke.
The palate started with dark red fruits, sloes and damsons mingled with dank forest floor, but with air interestingly boysenberries and complex charcuterie, particularly sopressa but also jamon, pepper, became prominent in what is a weightless, mineral-acid wine, barely discernible tannin, enjoyed over 8 hours it evolved minimally.
This was a very interesting experience but again, like most Barthod I’ve tasted, more in the realm of academic than hedonistic pleasure.

5/7/2024 - pupaes Likes this wine:

Dark. some chocolate. tannic. Seems different from a bottle 4 years ago which was more fruity and less brooding. Decent qpr at the time. Drink with 2 hours of air or hold.

5/7/2024 - sw918 Likes this wine:

Lovely wine. A little hot on the nose but didn’t notice it on the palate. Dark, rich, dry. Blackberry, leather, baking spices. Structured but silky tannins. Medium high acid. Lingering finish. Not showing any serious signs of aging. I’ve got several other bottles. Will probably last at least 2 to 3 more years. Drinking nicely now.

5/7/2024 - peterchoy wrote:

Appearance: Bright and clear, the wine is of light lemon colour, with wide watery rims and legs.
Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of green fruit of apple, citrus fruit of lemon, floral notes of honeysuckle, stone fruit of peach, mineral notes of waxy, sweet spice of ginger, maturity notes of hay. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry with medium (+) acidity, the wine has medium alcohol, medium body, with medium (+) flavours of green fruit of green apple, citrus fruit of lemon, sweet spice of ginger, kernel notes of almond, mineral notes of beeswax. The wine has a medium (+) finish.
Conclusion: Very good quality Margaret River Chardonnay with an intense and complex nose showing wonderful fruity and floral characters, with some ginger and waxy notes too. On the palate the wine is refreshing, with good acidity and well-structured, having wonderful concentration of flavours and fairly long length as well. It is ready to drink now but can benefit from further ageing of another 3-5 years.

6/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin Likes this wine:

Nose: candied raspberries, strawberries, floral notes

Palate: raspberries, strawberries, candied orange peel, grapefruit

Finish: tart, dry, a touch of spice

6/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin Does not like this wine:

Nose: red fruits, light spices, yeast

Palate: red fruits (cherry, strawberry), tannins, pepper, light baking spices, garden herbs

Finish: acidic, bitter stone fruit pit

5/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin Likes this wine:

Nose: tropical fruit, floral, juicy grapes, funk

Palate: very fruit juicy, pineapple, passion fruit, noble rot funk, elderflower

Finish: syrup, light acid, white pepper

4/30/2024 - red.red.vino wrote:

Drink alongside Pimpernel Pinot Noir Two. No. One, pursues an elegant style with minimal intervention, where No. Two is the antithesis of One with emphasis on secondary character expression.

Cork popped on both say 45 mins prior to drinking.

One was my favourite, although the room seemed to like Two better. Both were what I think of typical Yarra Valley Pinot, dark baked/stewed fruits, savoury and a touch of fungal / dry earthiness to them.

One seemed lighter, whiff of prettiness, baked fruits and less weight to the body.
Two was more prominent in descriptors, darker stewed fruits and more generous in body.

Both I thought were aging well and quite enjoyable, but I’d say in their drinking windows.

4/30/2024 - red.red.vino wrote:

Drink alongside Pimpernel Pinot Noir Two. No. One, pursues an elegant style with minimal intervention, where No. Two is the antithesis of One with emphasis on secondary character expression.

Cork popped on both say 45 mins prior to drinking.

One was my favourite, although the room seemed to like Two better. Both were what I think of typical Yarra Valley Pinot, dark baked/stewed fruits, savoury and a touch of fungal / dry earthiness to them.

One seemed lighter, whiff of prettiness, baked fruits and less weight to the body.
Two was more prominent in descriptors, darker stewed fruits and more generous in body.

Both I thought were aging well and quite enjoyable, but I’d say in their drinking windows.

5/7/2024 - rudi77 Likes this wine:

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10/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin Does not like this wine:

Nose: light and floral

Palate: Berries

Finish: light and astringent

6/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin Does not like this wine:

Nose: very light to non existent, subtle grape notes

Palate: blast of sour cherry and lemon, very one note

Finish: lemonade pucker

5/7/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

14.5% alcohol. M 75%, CF 20%, CS 5%. Very good long cork with essentially no wine penetration. Decanted an hour ahead. Pretty dark with no sign of ageing even at the rim.
The nose is very appealing in a dark fruited mode (huge comfort factor here), with no intrusive oak. Similarly pleasing in the mouth with no tannins left, but reasonable grip nevertheless. Very smooth without being too sleek.
I defy anyone not to fall for this wine; heck, I did, even though on paper it is not for me on account of the overwhelming Merlot content; calling it a crowd pleaser would not do it justice though, as it is a model of balance within its style, but you could serve this at a party and expect all around compliments.
The late Denis Durantou knew his business, no doubt about it. Drank this to his memory, with thanks due to the generous donor.

8/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin wrote:

Nose: Plum, Pluot, blackberry, cranberry, black currants, black Forrest cake, fruit shrub

Palate: blackberry, black cherry, pluot, cranberry, cacao, coffee, black and white pepper

Finish: black and white pepper, coffee, clove, cinnamon, long finish that balances smoothness and spice.

5/7/2024 - stamperb Likes this wine:

Nose: Cigar box, cedar, old cassis. Palate: Bruised Rainier cherries, mildly tart cassis; slightly grainy tannins, bit of wood grain.

10/7/2023 - Tonyromolampkin wrote:

Nose: lemon, pickle, damp earth, light grass, sea/maritime funk


Palate: lemon juice and rind, grapefruit, slightly off pineapple juice, iodine, crisp apple, slight minerality


Finish: grapefruit, iodine/sea spray, minerals, light cream

5/7/2024 - ziavino wrote:

PnP, with notes of fresh squeezed lime and petrol jumping out of the glass. Bone dry with good intensity and featuring notes of lime, Granny Smith apple, and grapefruit coalescing on the palate. A slight honeyed note emerges as it warms, with lively acidity keeping it racing along.

10/3/2023 - Tonyromolampkin wrote:

Nose: hops, hazy beer, apple cider vinegar, apricots, underripe nectarines, yeast, clove, flowers, grass, clove

Palate: apple cider vinegar, apricots, flower honey, violets, grapefruit, orange peel, sour ale

Finish: citrus peel, ginger, clove, hops

5/7/2024 - Luke275 Likes this wine:

It’s very nice. Quite full and ripe with pear on the nose, with dried pineapple and almond notes. Lovely broad palate but with classic chenin acidity.

5/7/2024 - Tonyromolampkin Likes this wine:

Nose: pineapple, ripe melon, white and yellow flowers (citrus blossom, jasmine, frangipani, daffodils, tulips), springtime orchard fruits, touch of butterscotch

Palate: ripe yellow peach, pineapple, honeydew melon, lemon meringue, creamed honey, apple and pear, a bit of flint/slate, and malolactic funk

Finish: lemon peel, sea spray, slate, butterscotch

5/7/2024 - jlm wrote:

3/21 disgorgement. This showed very well. Autolytic aromas coupled with yellow fruit and floral notes on the nose. The palate has mouthfilling fruit and taut acidity, but it's light, airy, and totally harmonious. Delightful and superior to earlier bottles that hadn't had the benefit of some cellar time.

5/7/2024 - Rbhan12 wrote:

This is a wow wine. Have to try it at least once just for sake of knowledge.

Like drinking motor oil. Incredible mouthfilling and voluptuous. Probably will age another 100 years without problem.

4/23/2024 - Tonyromolampkin Likes this wine:

Nose: lemon meringue, honey, white flowers, (jasmine, frangipani), apple, yellow peach

Palate: lemon rind, pear, slate, stone, elderflower, white nectarine

Finish: minerality, saline, iodine, white pepper